Back to Georgia Power Details
Coal power plant

Scherer

coal Power Plant
Monroe County, Georgia
View on Google Maps (opens in a new tab)

Power Plant Data Source: EPA, Jan 2021

Quick Stats

Capacity
3,564 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
12,082,963 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 1,098,451 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
15,165,151 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 3,296,772 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
15,053,635.250 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
1,220.523 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
10,068.258 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
474,677.467 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
3,263,146.872 lbs